What’s In a Name?
By Darin Gemmer | Camp Indianola, Director
The History
When Camp Indianola was founded in 1957 by Seattle First United Methodist Church, it was simply called...
Washington United Methodists Listen to ‘Voices We Need to Hear’
Edmonds, WA - On Sunday, January 22nd, nearly 100 Edmonds United Methodist Church congregants and community members attended a forum called Voices We Need to Hear. The event...
Racial Justice Projects Initiated by Young People to Get Grants
NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 12 2017 /Discipleship Ministries/ – Racial justice projects initiated and led by young people seeking a church that is open, loving and caring for...
Judicial Council hears arguments on Schaefer case
By Linda Bloom | Oct. 22, 2014 |MEMPHIS, Tenn. (UMNS)
The question of whether an appeals committee was correct in restoring the clergy credentials of the...
2016 General Conference to see drop in delegates
Delegates consider legislation at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose.
A UMNS Report by Heather Hahn
The...
President invites bishop to immigration meeting
United Methodist Bishop Minerva Carcaño is framed by the tightly-spaced mesh of the border fence between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, during the observance...
Plan UMC’s fate still up to GC2016
By Heather Hahn
May 10, 2016 | PORTLAND, Ore. (UMNS)
The 2016 General Conference now has the responsibility of determining what happens to three commissions that...
Laura Velonza joins the District Service Center as District Administrator for Inland, Seven Rivers
By Patrick Scriven
As 2019 was drawing to a close, Laura Velonza was beginning a new role as a part of the Pacific Northwest Conference's District...
Bishop’s Carcaño rules on Conference Adoption of Biblical Obedience Statement
Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño preaching at the Western Jurisdictional Conference held during July of 2013 in San Diego, California. Photo by Patrick Scriven.
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United Methodist Council of Bishops issues pastoral letter on racism
United Methodist Council of Bishops
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | May 7, 2015
BERLIN: The Council of Bishops issued a pastoral letter on racism to the 12.8 million...
